Spooler-guide trip



June17, 1924. I 1,388,252

J. S. VICKERS SPOOLER GUIDE TRIP Filed Sept. 17. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 17, 1924.

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JAMES v rcxnns, or ALEXANDER CITY, ALABAMA.

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A pplication September 17, 1923. Serial K056334 51.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I; JAM/ES :S. VroKnus a citizen of the United States, residing at Alexander City, in the county of "Talla- 'poo sa and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful linprovements in a- Spooler-Guide Trip; of which the following is a specification. i i

This invention appertains to spooling 1 0 machines and the primary 'object ofthe invention isthe provision o f an improved device for automatically preventingthe overwinding of spools placed upon the machine, and thereby efiectively eliminating all waste.

Another prime object of the invention is to provide an 'automatic trippingdevice for the spooler guidefso as to operatethe guide and sever the thread or yarn Pleading toithe Z spool, when a predetermined amount of thread or yarn hasbeenfwound upon the spool. I t

A further object otthe invention s to provide novel nieans'iorndjfusting thetrrp;

whereby the can be 'caiised "to"operate when difiei'ent amoiints f thread or yarn have been wound upon the spool.

' A still further object c f'the'invention is to provide 'a'novel spool guide tripper of 3 the above character, whichiwill be durable and'eiiicientin use, that will be simple and easy to manufacture and one which can replaced u on the m ktand -iii orphma a rape hi sm 'With these and other objects in view, the inventiomconsist's in that var construction, arrangement farm ioii o'f as will be herein "ft e r more 'ec'ifi5ally":desfcribed, claimed an illustrated accompany iiig dra inggirfwhieh drawings 5 Figured is a plan iewoffthe improved I proved trip incorporated with the guide, the guide and trip being shown connected to the traverse bar ofthe spooling machine;

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters desig nate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views the letter A generally indi cates the automatic trip for the spooler guide B, the automatic trip and guidebeing shown on 'a fragment of a spooling rnachine C. V

The spooling machine C is of course of the usual or any preferred construction and only "a sufiicient'part of the machine has been shown to illustrate the use of the improved trip." The machine Cincludes the traverse bar or rod 10,"the spindle base 11,

the spindle 12 for receiving the spool 13.

The spindle 12 has mounted thereon in the usualway the drive pulley 14 around which is trained the drive belt '15.

' Tliespooler guide comprises the base block 20 on which is formed the traverse bar engaging clamp 21 and as shown the clamp 21 carries an adjusting screw 22 for timplnging against the saidbar or rod. The

base 20 supports a pair of upstanding pivot ears 23 and a laterally extending guide and cutting blade 24, the upper edge of which is provided with a cutting edge The pair of pivot ears 23 receive a'pair of companion 'pivotears 26 formed on the" upper section 27', which carries the "relatively broadguide and cutting blade '28, which has "atuuing eage 29 formed on its lower sur- -ifacefThe ;pairs of pi' vot cars 23 and '26 receive 'a ,pivotpin 30 around which is coiled j n g smn spring 31 having it'sterminalsle'nga'ging the sections 20 and 27 respectively and this spring normally urges the guide and cutting blades 24 and 28Jinto cutting" engagement with one another. The upper' section 27 has formed thereon the forwardly extending thumbpiece 32, which permits the rocking of the upper blade 28,

sons to separate the blades ,28 andif2i from one another.

In accordance with this invention,- the .lower section20 is provided with a stop pin 3 3,whichfs"erves as means for limiting the swinging movement of the trip A, as will be hereinafter more fully described. The upper section 27 carries a depending pin 34, which serves as means for engaging the upventing the clgsing of the jaws 2g and 28,35 will be hereinafter also more fully de scribed. The trip pin 34 can be eccentrically mounted on the terminal of a suitable bolt 35 carried by the upper section 27 it so desired. H

The improved trip A comprises a substantially triangular-shaped trip plate the narrow end of which is rockably mounted upon a suitable pivotpin or the like 41 carried by the lower section 24. This trip plate 40 is normally urged into contact with the stop pin 33 by means of a contractile coil spring 36, Which has one'terminal connected to the inner edge of the trip plate 40 and itsopposite end'connected to a supporting pin 37 formed on the upper blade or guide 28. VVhenthe trip plate 40 is in engagement with the stop pin 33, the same will normally lie directly below thetrip pinv 34 carried by the upper section '27, which will normally hold the jaw 28 separateda suiticient distance from the jaw 24 topermit the thread or yarn 9.to pass there- 'between and around the spool 13 It is oh viousthat when the trip plate 40' is sprung awayfrom the trlp pin 34 against'the tension of the coll, spr1ng36 and out :of the path of the saidtrip pin, that thejjawQS Wlll be forcibly moved into Contact with the jaw 24 by the spring 31 thus'severing the thread or yarn 9 and prevent the further winding up thereof on the spool 13., Y

In order to bring about the automatic tripping. of thetripplate 40, atrip lever is pivotally secured'uponthe trip plate 40 by .means of a pivot pin 46 and the trip lever is normally held against, swinging .movement on the trip plate-40 by means of a winged. nut 47 threaded upon a bolt 48 carried by: the lever 45. This bolt-.48 er;- tends through an arcuate slot 49 formed in the tri-p plate and it is obvious that by tightening up of the nut 47, that movement ,of the trip lever 45 in relation to'the trip plate 40 Wlll be precluded. The outer end of the trip lever 45 is provided with ahead 50 for engaging the yarn, on the spool 13, for a purpose, which will be hereinafter more fully set forth. It can beseen'however, that when the yarn or thread has been wound upon the spool 13-to such. a point that the samewill engage the] trip head 50 ofthe lever 45, that the trip plate 40 will be rockedand'moved away from thetrip pin 34 thus allowing movement of the jaw 28 and the severing of the threads.

" It can be seen that by adjusting the position of the trip lever 45 on the plate 40 through the medium 7 of slot 49 and bolt that various amounts of thread oryarn can be wound upon the spoolsfas desired by 'the operator ofthespooling machine;

in operation of the improved, device, the thread or yarn 9 is slipped between the j :24 and 28 vl1ile the operator presses .down upon the thumb piece 32. The pressspool 13 and themachine is set in operation.

Now as stated, when the desired amount of thread or yarn has been wound upon the spool. the thread will engage the, head 50 and thus roclr the trip plate and permit the closing of thejaw 28 and the severing or the thread. -The spool 13 will now have to be moved from the machine by the operator and it is obvious that no more than the desired amount otthread canbe placed upon t 7 1 Y 7 Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or. the; scope ot this invention; I I What I claim as new is z a '1. In a spooling machinefaspindle,a spool mounted upon the spindle, a'thread guide mounted upon the spooling machine including a' pair of pivoted jaws arranged to receive the thread therebetween, and means including a trip plate forengaging,

the thread on the spool for automatically operating thejaws for severing the thread,

when the desired amount of thread, has vbeen wound upon the spool.

2. In a spooling machine, the combination with a spindle, a spool mounted uponthe spindle, atraverse rod, a threadgguide -mounted upon thetra-verse rod including a pair or" pivoted jaws arranged to receiveothe thread therebetween, spring means for norspring means, and automatic means for releasing said aw separating meansto permit the jaws to engage one another and thesevering of the thread, when the desired.amount of thread has been wound upon the spool.

each spool, thus eliminating all ios 3. In a spooling machine, the rcombination, a spindle, a spool mountediupon the spindle, a traverse bar, a thread guide mounted upon thetraverse bar including a pair of pivoted ,jaws, for receiving the thread therebetween, a spring .fornormally urging the jaws intoengagement with one another for severing the thread, a pivoted trip plate associated with the;guide for normally holdi ng ;the,jaws separated against the tension of said spring means, and means V for operating the trip plate from the spool when the desired amount of thread has been wound upon the spool for permitting the closing of the jaws to sever said thread.

i. The combination with a spooling machine including a spindle, a traverse rod, a spool mounted upon the spindle, and a thread guide including a pair of pivoted jaws mounted upon the traverse rod for receiving the thread therebetween, resilient means for normally urging the blades into engagement with each other, means for manually rocking the blades against the tension of said spring means, of an automatic tripping device for the guides comprising a trip plate pivotally secured to one of said jaws, atrip pin carried by the other jaw and arranged in the path of the trip plate for normally preventing the closing of the aws and a trip lever carried by the trip plate arranged to engage the thread on the spool, when the desired amount of thread has been wound upon the spool for rocking the trip plate and moving the same from out of the path of the trip pin, as and for the purpose specified.

5. The combination with a spooling ma chine including a spindle and a traverse bar, a spool mounted upon the spindle, a guide for the thread to be wound upon the spool mounted upon the traverse bar including an upper and lower section pivotally connected together, guide and cutting jaws connected to the sections for receiving the thread there between, a stop pin carried by one section, a trip pin carried by the other section, and spring means for normally urging the jaws of the sections into engagement with one another, of an automatic trip comprising a pivoted trip plate secured to the section carrying thestop pin and arranged in the path of the trip pin, the trip pin being arranged to engage the trip plate, when the trip plate is in one of its positions for normally holding the jaws separated from one another, resilient means normally urging the trip plate into engagement with the contact pin and in the path of the trip pin, and an adjustable trip lever carried by the trip plate and arranged to engage the thread on the spool, when the desired amount of thread 4 has been wound thereon. I 6. The combination with a spooling machine including a spindle, a' traverse bar, a spool upon the spindle, and a thread guide for the thread to be wound uponthe spool including a pair of pivotally connect-ed sections, means rigidly securing one of the sections to the traverse bar, a pair of laterally extending guide and thread cutting blades formed on the sectionsarranged to receive the thread therebetween, resilient means for normally urging the blades toward oneanother, means for normally holding the blades separated, and means for actuating the blade separating means for permitting the closing of said blade to sever the thread including a trip plate for engaging the thread upon the spool when the desired amount of thread has been wound upon the spool, and means for permitting the adjusting of said trip plate relative to the spool, so that different desired amounts of thread can be wound upon the spool.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JAMES s. VIGKERS. Witnesses:

O. C. THOMAS, J. H. PETERS. 

